Education in Uganda · 12 Sep 2025
The number behind the crisis
According to Uganda's 2022 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) data, 56% of pupils dropped out before completing primary school. Behind that statistic are children — disproportionately girls — who lose the single most reliable path out of poverty.
Why children leave school
School fees and materials, long distances, hunger, early marriage (over 34% of girls marry before 18), and missed days during menstruation all push children out. Fewer than 30% of adults are digitally literate, so families often can't bridge the gap at home.
What works: keeping children in school
At WENET, our Education Quality Program (SDG4) works with 18 partner schools and has reached 4,837 students. We fund scholarships for 172 vulnerable students — 156 of them girls — and add learning materials, ICT and digital-literacy training.
